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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon

Cameroon: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2222 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2222
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
74th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2792
in 2003
All-time low
0.0896
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon, 1850–2024

0.10.150.20.250.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon stood at 0.2222.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon peaked at 0.2792 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0896, in 1870.

Cameroon ranks 74th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0898 —
1851 0.0899 +0.1%
1852 0.0899 +0.0%
1853 0.09 +0.0%
1854 0.09 +0.0%
1855 0.09 +0.0%
1856 0.09 +0.0%
1857 0.09 +0.0%
1858 0.09 -0.0%
1859 0.09 -0.0%
1860 0.09 -0.0%
1861 0.0899 -0.0%
1862 0.0899 -0.0%
1863 0.0899 -0.0%
1864 0.0898 -0.0%
1865 0.0898 -0.0%
1866 0.0897 -0.0%
1867 0.0897 -0.0%
1868 0.0896 -0.0%
1869 0.0896 -0.0%
1870 0.0896 -0.0%
1871 0.0896 +0.0%
1872 0.0898 +0.2%
1873 0.09 +0.3%
1874 0.0903 +0.3%
1875 0.0906 +0.3%
1876 0.0908 +0.3%
1877 0.091 +0.2%
1878 0.0912 +0.2%
1879 0.0913 +0.1%
1880 0.0914 +0.1%
1881 0.0914 +0.0%
1882 0.0914 +0.0%
1883 0.0914 +0.0%
1884 0.0914 -0.0%
1885 0.0914 -0.0%
1886 0.0914 -0.0%
1887 0.0914 -0.0%
1888 0.0914 -0.0%
1889 0.0914 -0.0%
1890 0.0921 +0.8%
1891 0.0919 -0.2%
1892 0.0917 -0.2%
1893 0.0916 -0.2%
1894 0.0915 -0.1%
1895 0.0914 -0.1%
1896 0.0914 -0.0%
1897 0.0914 +0.0%
1898 0.0915 +0.1%
1899 0.0917 +0.2%
1900 0.092 +0.3%
1901 0.0922 +0.3%
1902 0.0924 +0.1%
1903 0.0924 +0.0%
1904 0.0924 +0.0%
1905 0.0924 +0.0%
1906 0.0925 +0.1%
1907 0.0927 +0.2%
1908 0.093 +0.3%
1909 0.0935 +0.5%
1910 0.0942 +0.7%
1911 0.0953 +1.2%
1912 0.097 +1.8%
1913 0.0992 +2.2%
1914 0.1017 +2.5%
1915 0.1044 +2.7%
1916 0.1072 +2.7%
1917 0.11 +2.6%
1918 0.1128 +2.5%
1919 0.1155 +2.4%
1920 0.118 +2.2%
1921 0.1206 +2.2%
1922 0.1235 +2.4%
1923 0.1265 +2.4%
1924 0.1295 +2.4%
1925 0.1323 +2.2%
1926 0.1348 +1.9%
1927 0.1368 +1.5%
1928 0.1382 +1.1%
1929 0.139 +0.6%
1930 0.139 -0.0%
1931 0.1381 -0.6%
1932 0.1365 -1.2%
1933 0.1343 -1.6%
1934 0.1317 -1.9%
1935 0.129 -2.1%
1936 0.1262 -2.2%
1937 0.1235 -2.1%
1938 0.1212 -1.9%
1939 0.1193 -1.5%
1940 0.1181 -1.0%
1941 0.1239 +4.9%
1942 0.1395 +12.6%
1943 0.1594 +14.2%
1944 0.1794 +12.5%
1945 0.1971 +9.9%
1946 0.2116 +7.3%
1947 0.2224 +5.1%
1948 0.2296 +3.2%
1949 0.2331 +1.5%
1950 0.2326 -0.2%
1951 0.2276 -2.2%
1952 0.2186 -3.9%
1953 0.2069 -5.4%
1954 0.1935 -6.5%
1955 0.1794 -7.3%
1956 0.1657 -7.7%
1957 0.1532 -7.5%
1958 0.1427 -6.8%
1959 0.135 -5.4%
1960 0.1308 -3.1%
1961 0.1418 +8.4%
1962 0.1388 -2.1%
1963 0.1399 +0.8%
1964 0.1297 -7.3%
1965 0.13 +0.3%
1966 0.1332 +2.4%
1967 0.1298 -2.6%
1968 0.1307 +0.7%
1969 0.1346 +3.0%
1970 0.1466 +8.9%
1971 0.1502 +2.4%
1972 0.1406 -6.4%
1973 0.1401 -0.4%
1974 0.1276 -8.9%
1975 0.1326 +3.9%
1976 0.1363 +2.9%
1977 0.1531 +12.3%
1978 0.1453 -5.1%
1979 0.1488 +2.4%
1980 0.1728 +16.1%
1981 0.1646 -4.8%
1982 0.1835 +11.5%
1983 0.1773 -3.4%
1984 0.1736 -2.0%
1985 0.1818 +4.7%
1986 0.1892 +4.1%
1987 0.1929 +1.9%
1988 0.1887 -2.2%
1989 0.2057 +9.0%
1990 0.2228 +8.3%
1991 0.2244 +0.7%
1992 0.2265 +1.0%
1993 0.2173 -4.1%
1994 0.222 +2.2%
1995 0.2172 -2.2%
1996 0.2293 +5.6%
1997 0.231 +0.7%
1998 0.2562 +10.9%
1999 0.2459 -4.0%
2000 0.2735 +11.2%
2001 0.2596 -5.1%
2002 0.2478 -4.5%
2003 0.2792 +12.7%
2004 0.2385 -14.6%
2005 0.2713 +13.8%
2006 0.2392 -11.9%
2007 0.225 -5.9%
2008 0.2239 -0.5%
2009 0.2197 -1.8%
2010 0.2239 +1.9%
2011 0.213 -4.8%
2012 0.2092 -1.8%
2013 0.2161 +3.3%
2014 0.2167 +0.3%
2015 0.2177 +0.5%
2016 0.2214 +1.7%
2017 0.2151 -2.8%
2018 0.2134 -0.8%
2019 0.2137 +0.1%
2020 0.2192 +2.6%
2021 0.2151 -1.8%
2022 0.2219 +3.1%
2023 0.2196 -1.0%
2024 0.2222 +1.2%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 0.2222 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 0.2222 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.09 0.0898 0.09 10
1860s 0.0898 0.0896 0.09 10
1870s 0.0904 0.0896 0.0913 10
1880s 0.0914 0.0914 0.0914 10
1890s 0.0916 0.0914 0.0921 10
1900s 0.0925 0.092 0.0935 10
1910s 0.1037 0.0942 0.1155 10
1920s 0.1299 0.118 0.139 10
1930s 0.1299 0.1193 0.139 10
1940s 0.1814 0.1181 0.2331 10
1950s 0.1855 0.135 0.2326 10
1960s 0.1339 0.1297 0.1418 10
1970s 0.1421 0.1276 0.1531 10
1980s 0.183 0.1646 0.2057 10
1990s 0.2293 0.2172 0.2562 10
2000s 0.2478 0.2197 0.2792 10
2010s 0.216 0.2092 0.2239 10
2020s 0.2196 0.2151 0.2222 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 71 Nepal 0.2377 compare
  2. 72 Ghana 0.2305 compare
  3. 73 Czechia 0.2279 compare
  4. 75 Finland 0.2171 compare
  5. 76 Somalia 0.2094 compare
  6. 77 Senegal 0.2084 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon was 0.2222 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.2792 in 2003.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0896 in 1870.
How does Cameroon rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Cameroon ranks 74th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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